Urban Design Guidelines - Valley Metro

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TABLE OF CONTENT SINTRODUCTIONIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1D eveloping The Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4How These Guidelines Will Be Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8SYSTEM FEATURESSystem Identity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Light Rail V ehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Overhead Catenary System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Tr ackway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Systems Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Maintenance and Storage Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Bridges and Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24ADA Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26STATION AREA FEATURESStations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Shade and Cooling Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Adjacent Pedestrian Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Bus and Bike Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38P ark-and-Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40Landscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Ar t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44Signage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50Community Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SMany thanks to the people who helped make this document possible:Urban Design Task ForcePhil Amorosi, Apache Boulevard NeighborhoodRose Arck, Camelback East Village PlanningCommitteeJim Ballinger, Phoenix Art MuseumJessie BeCoates, Eastlake NeighborhoodAlan Brooks, EVIT BoardMark Carrell, Central Avenue BusinessArdyce Edstrom, Christown NeighborhoodPaul Ennis, Christown NeighborhoodAndrew George, Roosevelt Action CommitteeBrian Kearney, Downtown Phoenix PartnershipDon Keuth, Phoenix Community Alliance,Phoenix Design Review Committee, PlanningCommissionPatsy Koldoff, Regency House CondominiumsDebbie Kushibab, Central City Village PlanningCommittee, Van Buren Civic AssociationHilaria Lopez, Sky Harbor NeighborhoodRuth Ann Marston, Encanto Village PlanningCommitteeTom Mason, East Valley Institute of Technology(EVIT)John Meunier, Central City Design ReviewPanel, Arizona State UniversityDan Miller, Alhambra Village PlanningCommitteeStan Nicpon, Tempe Design Review BoardRich Nolan, Tempe Transportation Commission,Tempe Commission on DisabilitiesMike Patten, Tempe TransportationCommission, Tempe Community CouncilPatricia Powers-Zermeno, Roosevelt ActionCommitteeGretchen Reinhardt, Apache BoulevardNeighborhoodKurt Schneider, South Central BusinessStu Seiffer, Downtown Tempe CommunityKirby Spitler, Northwest Tempe Project AreaAdvisory BoardRoyna Torrez-Rosell, East Phoenix BusinessGena Trimble, Tempe TransportationCommission, Papago Park CenterJudith Tunell, Phoenix Citizens' TransitCommittee, Mayor's Commission onDisabilitiesKris Zahn, Apache Boulevard BusinessHoward Mays, Phoenix Towers
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Page 42 and 43: Page 40PARK-AND-RIDESNot only will
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Page 48 and 49: Page 46SIGNAGEThe visual appearance
Page 50 and 51: Page 48SECURITYOften the perception
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COMMUNITY FEA TURESThe integration
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Page 54CREDITSUrban DesignBetsy Mol
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